Assorted Math
What is the fraction 1/4 as a decimal?
0.25
What is a suffragette?
A person who fought for women's right to vote.
What is an ecosystem? Name one.
A system formed by organisms in their interaction with the environment. Great barrier reef, Sonoran desert, chesapeake bay, Borneo rainforest, Okavango river Delta, Madagascar rainforest.
Name one other holiday and the primary religion that celebrates it that takes place between February 28-April 20 other than Ramadan.
Lent (Christians), Passover (Jewish), and Easter (Christianity/Catholicism)
Bhutan
Asia
If you have a triangle with a base of 17 feet and a height of 4.5 feet, what is the area of that triangle? Hint: Don't forget the last step!
17 times 4.5 = 76.5 divided by 2 = 38.25 feet
What was the federal amendment that allowed women to vote and what year was it ratified?
19th amendment, 1920
How many layers of the ocean are there? Name 2 of them.
5 layers; sunlight zone, twilight zone, midnight zone, the abyss, and the trenches.
When is Ramadan this year an what does 'Eid Al-Fitr' celebrate?
February 28-March 30; 'the feast of breaking fast'
Iraq
Portugal
Asia
Europe
Solve the following equation if x=3 and y=-5: 9y + 15 divided by 4x
9 (5) + 15 divided by 4 (3) - 45 + 15 divided by 12 - Answer: 5
In what year did women first ask for their right to vote in the United States and where did they do so? What group of women were originally given that right to vote?
1848 at the Seneca Falls Convention in NY, white women.
Name the 9 planets in our solar system (including one dwarf planet!). What is the largest planet?
Mercury, Venus, earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune, and Pluto. Jupiter = largest.
Match up the following religions in India with their descriptions:
A. Jainism, B. Buddhism, C. Hinduism.
1. Siddhartha Gautama was the founder of this religion. He grew up privileged but stepped away from his comfortable life to work towards achieving spiritual enlightenment through travel and meditation.
2. This ancient religion founded by Mahavira has a strong foundation in non-violence. The three 'jewels' of this religion are right perception, right knowledge, and right conduct.
3. This religion is known as one of the world's oldest religions. It has deep roots in Indian civilization, in part due to the Caste system, and it celebrates many gods and goddesses. Compassion, Tolerance, and respect for all living beings are tenants of this religion.
1:B, 2:A, 3:C
Mexico
Uganda
New Zealand
North America
Africa
Oceania/Australia
Solve the following equation for X using the distributive property: -2(2y + 4) = 3(y - 12)
y = 4
Match up the following women with their descriptions:
A. Elizabeth Cady Stanton, B. Ida B. Wells, C. Carrie Chapman, D. Alice Paul.
1. This woman was born in Wisconsin and worked as a teacher to pay for her college education. She was president of the National American Woman Suffrage Association when the 19th amendment was ratified.
2. This African American woman was born into slavery in Mississippi in 1862. She was an abolitionist and a suffragette who fought for laws and policies that would criminalize acts of violence against African Americans.
3. This woman earned a PhD in 1912, which was a time when very few women were able to attain that level of education. She felt as though the National American Women Suffrage Association wasn't doing enough to win women the right to vote.
4. This woman was an abolitionist and suffragist who came from a privileged background. She was one of the three women who traveled to the Seneca Falls Convention in 1848 to petition Congress for women's right to vote for the very first time in the US.
1:C, 2: B, 3:D, 4:A.
Match up the following abbreviations on the periodic table with the correct elements:
A. Gold, B. Sulfur, C. Helium, D. Sodium
1. Na, 2. He, 3. Au, 4. S
A:3, B:4, C:2, D:1.
Answer the following multiple choice questions about India for 100 points each:
1. What is the capital of India?
A. Bangladesh B. Khao Lak C. New Delhi D. Jaipur
2. This geographic location was the first urban culture in South Asia and flourished between 2500-1900 BCE.
A. Indus Valley B. Iraq C. Mughal Dynasty D. None of the above
3. This percentage of India is covered by forests.
A. 73% B. 14% C. 49% D. 21%
4. The earliest writing in India (and in the entire world) was written in the ____ language.
A. Greek B. Sanskrit C. English D. Mandarin (Chinese)
C, A, D, B.
Liberia
Aruba
Vietnam
Canada
Africa
South America
Asia
North America
You were given an $8,000 grant from the government to start your own restaurant. You want to spend this money on the following:
- 4 mahogany tables for $220 each
- 16 chairs for $65 each
- 3 flat screen TVs for $750 each
- 5 stained glass windows for $330 each
- 1,500 square feet of flooring for 0.52 per square foot
- Industrial fridge/freezer for $2,200
Do you have enough money for all of these things? If not, how much more money do you need?
Everything costs $8,800 so you need another $800 to afford everything on that list.
1. How many years were there in between the Seneca Falls Convention and when the 19th amendment was ratified?
A. 16 B. 72 C. 108 D. 2
2. The 14th amendment was supposed to do which of the following?
A. Gave women the right to vote B. Freed formerly enslaved people C. Gave women the right to own property D. Granted citizenship to all, including formerly enslaved people
B, D.
Answer the following multiple choice questions about the planets in our solar system:
1. How long ago was Pluto discovered?
A. About 120 years ago B. About 90 years ago C. About 30 years ago D. About 5 years ago
2. What gives Uranus its blue color?
A. Water on the surface of the planet B. Clouds made of tiny crystals C. Bluish rocks and dust on the surface D. The reflection of the sun on methane gas
3. How many moons does Mars have?
A. 146 B. 27 C. 2 D. 0
B, D, C.
What is something that millions of Muslims do during the month of Ramadan? What number month on the Islamic calendar is Ramadan celebrated during? On the poster yesterday, there were 7 main tenants of Ramadan. Name 3 of them.
Fasting, ninth month: honesty, good hygiene, kindness, modesty, help others, charity, knowledge.
Ecuador
Norway
Greenland
Italy
Pakistan
South America
Europe
North America
Europe
Asia